The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

Part of a worldwide art project, this mysterious semicircle of concrete shapes holds the pieces of a larger story.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.

One woman's dream became a train hotel in her backyard.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

This marker identifies the location where three states converge.

This abandoned, windowless concrete block is one of the strangest buildings in Tulsa.

For over a century, it was a crucial center of mental health treatment and also the source of many local legends.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.